This DEED, Made this 18th day of Feb. 1910 by I.B. Meares and Mary
Meares of Bladen County and State of North Carolina, of the first part to Lester
Brown of Bladen County and State of North Carolina, of the second parts:

WITNESSETH, That said parties of the first part in consideration of $35.00
Thirty Five Dollars, to the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged by, has
bargained and sold, and by these presents do …..grant, bargain, sell, and
convey to said Lester Brown and his heirs and assigns, a certain tract or parcel
of land in White's Creek Township Bladen County, State of N.C. adjoining the
lands of Jim Young, and others, and bounded as follows, viz: Beginning at a
stake Jim Young's Corner and runs N.8 ___ & 30 ___ to a persimmon tree near
the road, __ N. __ 7 __& 13 links to a stake in D.P. Meares line in edge of
road with _____, whereof S. 1 H 1/2 ___ to said Young's line, Thence N. 8 __with
said Young's line to the Beginning containing 6 acres more or less.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the aforesaid tract or parcel of land, and all privileges
and appurtenances thereto belonging, to the said party of the _____ his heirs
and assigns, to his only use and behoof forever.

And the said parties of the first part for..sel..and…heirs, executors and
administrators, covenant…with said ……heirs and assigns, that they are
seized of said premises in fee and have right to convey in fee simple; that the
same are free and clear from all encumbrances, and that he do..hereby forever
warrant and will forever defend the said title to the same against the claims of
all persons whomsoever…

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, The said I.B. Meares & Mary C. Meares have hereunto
set their hands and seals, the day and year first above written.

I.B. Meares (seal)

Mary C. Meares (seal)

Attest: I.A. Register

State of North Carolina - Bladen County

I, I.A. Register, of Justice of the Peace, do hereby certify that I.B.
Meares and Mary C. Meares, his wife, personally appeared before me
this day and acknowledged the due execution of the annexed Deed of Conveyance;
and the said Mary C. Meares being by me privately examined, separate and
apart from her said husband, touching her voluntary execution of the same doth
state that she signed the same freely and voluntarily, without fear or
compulsion of her said husband, or any other other person, and that she doth
still voluntarily assent thereto.

Witness my hand and private seal, this 18th Day of Feb., A.D. 1910

I.A. Register, J.P. {seal}

State of North Carolina - Bladen County

The foregoing certificate of I.A.
Register, a Justice of Peace of Bladen County, is adjudged to be in due form and
correct. Let the instrument with the certificate, be registered.

Witness my hand and official seal, this 21st day of Jan., A.D.
1913

W.J. Danier, Clerk Superior Court

Filed for registration on the 21st day of Jan. ,1913, at 4 o'clock
P.M., and registered on the 23rd of Jan., 1913 at 5 o'clock P.M.